At 8.12am on Friday 27 July thousands of people across the UK will join together to ring bells and welcome the games.
Work No.1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes by Turner Prize winner Martin Creed is part of the Cultural Olympiad and Borough Market is inviting customers to join traders in the Green Market to ring as many bells as possible for three minutes.
Customers will be ringing alongside members of the Borough Market Choir and the Blackfriars Nightingales while The Globe Tavern and The Rake will be joining in too.
Traders including Bread Ahead and Flat Cap Coffee will be on hand ready to serve croissants, baked goods and coffee for breakfast.
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